Re: st: error ocurred loading .ado file (ccmatch.ado)

It sounds like the ccmatch.ado file might have become corrupted, and has a "<" at the start of the file (leading to the error message).
You could try running -viewsource ccmatch.ado- to see what's actually in the file.
In any case I would try removing -ccmatch- and reinstalling it:
ado uninstall ccmatch
ssc install ccmatch
Phil
On 22/02/2012, at 11:02 PM, Benjamin Niug wrote:
> It does not help (but thx).
>
> Doing that, I get the following reply:
>
> ----
> package name: ccmatch.pkg
> from: http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/c/
>
> checking ccmatch consistency and verifying not already installed...
> all files already exist and are up to date.
> -----
>
> But the error message mentioned before continues to appear when
> executing -ccmatch-
>
> Any further suggestions?
>
>
> 2012/2/22 Muhammad Anees <anees@aneconomist.com>:
>> This problem can arise because the command is not installed, So check
>> from command line what -findit ccmatch- results.
>>
>> You will get
>>
>> ccmatch from http://www.elwoodcook.com/stata
>> ccmatch can be used to generate case-control matches in your data based on
>> criteria specified in other variables. / by Daniel Elwood Cook
>>
>> ccmatch from http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/c
>> 'CCMATCH': module to match observations on specified criteria / ccmatch
>> allows you to match observations (individuals) on the / basis of any
>> specified variables. / KW: data management / KW: matching / Requires:
>> Stata version 11 / Distribution-Date: 20111213 / Author: Daniel E. Cook,
>>
>> Now you can click on the first line of each section and install it for use.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Benjamin Niug
>> <benjamin.niug@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am faced with the following problem/curiosity: I have installed the
>>> ccmatch.ado file. It worked nice some time ago.
>>>
>>> However, whenever I execute the command -ccmatch-, I get the following
>>> error code:
>>>
>>> "unrecognized command: < invalid command name
>>> (error occurred while loading ccmatch.ado)
>>> r(199);"
>>>
>>> All my other .ado files (basic and plus) seem to work fine and I am
>>> using STATA 11. I tried to delete and reinstall the .ado and but it
>>> did not work. Do you have a suggestion what to do?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best
>> ---------------------------
>> Muhammad Anees
>> Assistant Professor/Programme Coordinator
>> COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
>> Attock 43600, Pakistan
>> http://www.aneconomist.com
>>
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